PREVIEW OF EVENTS
Friday, September 28
- NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Medical Association of North America (UMANA),
New York Metro Chapter, announces that a general membership meeting scheduled
for Friday, September 28, 6 p.m. at the Ukrainian Institute of America
will be cancelled and rescheduled. A future date will be announced.
Saturday, September 29
- NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society will hold a presentation
of two recently published books of Ukrainian poetry in translation, with
Prof. Michael M. Naydan, department of Slavic and East European languages,
Pennsylvania State University, co-editor, with Olha Luchuk, and co-translator
of the volume "A Hundred Years of Youth: A Bilingual Anthology of
20th Century Ukrainian Poetry (Lviv: Litopys Publishers, 2000), and translator
of a new collection of Lina Kostenko's poetry titled "Landscapes from
Memory," a bilingual edition edited by Ms. Luchuk. Both texts will
be available for sale as part of the book launch. The presentation will
be held at the society's building, 63 Fourth Ave. (between Ninth and 10th
streets), at 5 p.m. For more information call (212) 254-5130.
- WASHINGTON: "American Light 2001," an exhibition of recent
oil paintings by artist Andrei Kushnir, will open with a gala reception
(black tie optional) at 6-9 p.m. at Taylor & Sons Fine Art, 660 Pennsylvania
Ave., SE, and continue until November 3. The centerpiece of the exhibit
is "Sky Meadows," the cover subject of a fully illustrated color
catalogue accompanying the show. Exhibit hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Tuesday
through Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sundays. For more information call (202)
546-0021.
Saturday-Sunday, October 6-7
- CLEVELAND: Plast's adult scouts ("starshi plastuny" or "STPs")
will hold a jamboree at the Pysanyi Kamin campgrounds in Middlefield, Ohio.
The jamboree is for all STP members. Topics of discussion will include
the election of a new head; role of STPs within Plast, fraternities/sororities
and branches; communications via e-mail; website; as well as camps and
other activities for STPs. Cost for the weekend: $40. For more information
and registration contact Taras Toporowych via phone, (440) 503-1414, or
e-mail, [email protected].
Sunday, October 7
- CHICAGO: The Ukrainian National Museum of Chicago is hosting a benefit
banquet at the Ukrainian Cultural Center, 2247 W Chicago Ave., at 1 p.m.
Donation per person: $75; senior citizens, $50. The keynote speaker will
be Marta Zielyk, senior diplomatic interpreter, U.S. Department of State.
The banquet will begin the fund-raising campaign for the museum expansion
at 721 North Oakley Blvd. For more information call (312) 421-8020 Thursday
through Sunday.
- WOLFEBORO, N.H.: A benefit concert for "Children and Music: The
Natalia Khoma Fund in Memory of Wolodymyr Czyzyk," featuring co-directors
of the Winnipesaukee Music Festival and Winnipesaukee Chamber Players Peter
Krysa, violin, and Rachel Lewis Krysa, cello; Ms. Khoma, cello; and Volodymyr
Vynnytsky, piano; in a program of works by Handel, Beethoven and Brahms.
The concert will be held at the Moody Mountain Farm at 3 p.m. The fund
was formed last year with the aim of supporting talented young musicians
in Lviv, Ukraine. For more information call (603) 569-1440.
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23, 2001, No. 38, Vol. LXIX
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